Problem 1: Often company firewalls/web proxies only allow outgoing traffic to HTTP and HTTPS ports, but you also would like to connect to a remote SSH-server. A trick is to start the remote SSH-server at the port which is normally reserved for HTTPS-traffic. Most of the time it is in this way possible to connect… Continue reading Connecting to remote SSH-server from within company firewalled network
Embedded linux op Asus WL-HDD
Heb je nog ergens een Asus WL-HDD (wireless harddisk drive) liggen of heb je er juist één gekocht voor een paar tientjes op Ebay of Marktplaats om ermee te experimenteren? Lees dit artikel dan zodat je weet hoe je embedded Linux in de vorm van OpenWrt op dit apparaatje plaatst en vervolgens de WL-HDD in… Continue reading Embedded linux op Asus WL-HDD
Home automation: Controlling your heating remotely
When buying my house we went during the visit also to the basement. At this place the so called Mercedes of the house was installed: The Vitola 200 oil-fired heating/boiler controlled by the Vitotronic 200 type KW2 produced by the firm Viessmann. Installation and material was about 6000 euro when checking the invoice. Maybe this… Continue reading Home automation: Controlling your heating remotely
Weekend in Monschau
The last weekend of May we went with a group of 7 people (30-ers) to Monschau. This group is a group of friends who know each other since they studied together in Nijmegen (The Netherlands). After a long searching exercise for a good location to stay in the Eifel, I found this pearl called ‘Haus… Continue reading Weekend in Monschau